Monster stuffed dead mum in freezer while pocketing £78k benefits in her name

Christopher Phillips bought a chest freezer and used it to preserve his mum's body in the living room

Police found the body of the 89-year-old stuffed into a chest freezer and covered with a leopard print throw

Police found Sylvia Phillips in a large chest freezer in the lounge. She had been scattered with yellow and pink roses and a birthday card addressed to her which was from her son, Christopher Phillips, and the dog

Eleanor Storey, Press Association A man has been jailed after keeping his dead mother inside a freezer for nearly three years while continuing to receive more than £78,000 of her benefits. Christopher Phillips, 60, previously admitted preventing the lawful and decent burial of Silvia Phillips, 89, at their home in Port

Christopher Phillips has been sent to prison for nearly two-and-a-half years

Christopher Phillips, 60, has been jailed after keeping his dead mother inside a freezer for nearly three years while continuing to receive more than £78,000 of her benefits

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